So I figured rather than continuing to spam the EitB Update thread below, I'd create a new thread just for 'pedia stuff so we can spam this thread instead!

There are still lots and lots of background/story/description entries that need filling in. I've copied Qgqqqqq's lists from the aforementioned thread, added a list for leaders, and struck through everything we've completed recently. I'll try to keep this up to date as more entries are written!


Units:

Blizz sent me an email today saying they are shutting down the D3 AH next week, and to come claim my items off it. ... I haven't touched the game since 3 weeks after release. I guess I had some expired AH items?

Anyway, in theory, the removal of the entire AH could have drawn some interest for me, if not for two things: 1) the core design is still ridiculously oversimplified, with only weapons and two stats on armor making any difference. 2) I've heard they've gone too far the other way and it's now Monty Hall time, raining legendaries.

D1 had some unpleasant farming aspects to it if you wanted to get your Hell/Hell gear up to a non-variant level -- all those trips to Wirt, etc -- but it was worth it because the gameplay of actual combat was so elegant, so fun.

Is anybody in these parts still playing D3? I'd be curious to hear opinions on the post-AH state of the game, once someone gathers enough experience with it to form an informed opinion.


- Sirian

Play Order:

1. Whosit/Yell0w (Tebryn Arbandi of Sheaim)
2. Aurorarcher (Sheelba of Clan of Embers)
3. HidingKneel (Keelyn of Balseraphs)
4. Kredom (Volanna of Svartalfar)
5. Qgqqqqq/Bobchillingworth (Varn Gosam of Malakim)

Emails:

Whosit - whosit101 [at] gmail.com
Yell0w - rby3110w [at] gmail.com
Qgqqqqq - hawk2370 [at] gmail.com
Bobchillingworth - bobchillingworth [at] gmail.com
Kredom - kredom [at] gmail.com
HidingKneel - hidingkneel [at] gmail.com
Aurorarcher - aharoheinila [at] gmail.com


Here is the thread with the current version of the game: http://realmsbeyond.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=7017

Instructions are not completely clear, but I think you need to click the "download here" link, then "folder actions" along the bar at the top, and "download folder" from the dropdown menu.

After that you may or may not need to download the new CIV4UnitInfos.xml file: Civ4UnitInfos.xml



Some setup/interest expressed here.

Interested players:

- Me
- Yell0w/Whosit
- Kredom
- Auroracher
- HidingKneel

Space for more if anyone wants to join

Settings:

-Erebus in the Balance V10.1
-No Tech Trading
-No bans - would be nice to test it out )
-A relatively balanced map
-Relatively standard settings with thaw-era start

Just some quick thoughts. Anyone have any paticular preferences? I don't

Post ideas and suggestions here. I will also post any proposals here as well, and report on the progress to date.

This is from a CD-ROM games magazine that came out in 1995. The reviewer bashes Alchemy as worthless, endorses Divine Power, and says that Mana Focusing is an important pick. Node Mastery is the best pick in the game! I guess someone got a bit frustrated getting spells counterspelled in nodes. Note the title screen at the beginning: v1.1!

The ultimate wizard, according to this guide?
Warlord
Channeler
Famous
Charismatic
Node Mastery
1x Life
1x Chaos
1x Nature
1x Sorcery
Halflings

Well, you can't go wrong with Halflings + Warlord, so it's not all bad. This wizard won't be casting many spells, though.

At 8:40 the reviewer recommends Halfling Shamans and trashes Slingers as "undergunned for their cost and lack staying power." 10:40 the best unit in the game? Elven Longbowmen.

GAME IS LIVE!

Realms Beyond Pitboss 21

Summary: A 6+ player AI-diplo modded pitboss open to all skill levels.
Map Creator: Commodore

Teams:
(1)suttree
(2)GermanJoJo/Lord Parkin (+ToW/ToW test)
(3)Barteq(~ToW)
(4)Azza
(5)zanth/Bacchus(+RBMod/ToW test)
(6)Gavagai(+RBMod/ToW test)
(7)Gawdzak/BaII(+RBMod/ToW test)
(8)retep

Teammates:
*Whosit
*Hashoosh

Mod: RBMod or Tides of War
Map: Natural looking non-mirrored map. Large. Worldwrap Cylindrical. Distance of 13-15 tiles from one start to another.
Speed: Normal
Turn Pace: 23h Turn Timer/24 Realtime/48h for First Turn
Costs: Emperor
Tech Cost Scaling: On
Technology Trading: Off
Barbs: On
Huts: Off
Events: Off
Vassals: Off
Civilization Picks: Snake Pick,ABBA,Map Creator rolls pick order
Diplomacy: AI diplo only

GUIDELINES FOR PLAY (adapted from this)

I saw this and felt a huge welling of nostalgia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b0tSu0QDQ0

Anyone else used to do KlikNPlay stuff back in the 90s?

I'm really not sure if it has been done before in the time between it not being posted on the RB site and me joining, but here is an idea:

"Get On Your High Horse!"

The only military you can build is Mounted Units (Horse Archers, Knights, Cavalry, etc.)

I'm not sure if this is possible (or a good idea), but who knows!

So my bellybutton is cleaned of lint and rereading the Alae PB and PB11 reminded me that good games are good. I'm full on games but have time to mapmake. Anyone been itching for something?

In case anyone (like me) missed seeing White Mage's game thread in the Tournament Reports and Discussion forum, here's an announcement that it's there!

White Mage's game setup is radically different from anything we've ever done in an Imperium before - not just in the variant rules (we've had way crazier) and not just in its permission of game exploits we've traditionally forbidden (our early Imperia had no rules on those at all) but in the way he wants participation and reporting themselves to work. So this is a huge departure and a potentially exciting experiment in different ways of running these games!

I admit that I would never even consider setting up a game the way White Mage has - but "the way I would do things" is by no means synonymous with "the best way to do things," and since White Mage has put in the effort to set up and post a game (which no one else, conspicuously including me, has managed to do in the past few months) I'm happy to give his method a chance!

So check out his thread, and if you like what you see, have at it!

If I'm reading it correctly, everyone who signs up, finishes, and sends White Mage the files he requested by 3:40 GMT on August 12th will be counted in the tournament, so it's definitely not too late!